Node Appears
The county town, north gate.
"Ah!!!"
"Help!"
"Evil spirits have invaded the county town! Where is the head priest?!"
The screams and cries of the common people were incessant, occasionally punctuated by angry roars.
Animals with some human characteristics burst out of the night and began to slaughter the unarmed civilians.
Foxes, weasels, snakes...
The original Guardian Immortal have all transformed into ferocious evil spirits.
They were numerous and easily created a large number of severed limbs, turning the city gates into a bloody mess.
Such scenes were not limited to just this one city gate.
Instead, all four city gates witnessed the same carnage.
Incense Master Shi had just arrived at the east of the city when he saw the tragic scene at the city gate. He was so anxious that he pounded his chest and spat out several jets of blood.
They managed to save several civilians who were nearly killed by the fox's claws.
"You bastard!"
As he ran, he lit incense and began the ritual.
If I can't defeat the Altar Immortal, I can certainly defeat you household spirits!
To the east of the county town is a towering mountain with craggy rocks.
From the mountaintop, one can take in the entire view of the county town.
The cries of the people could not travel that far; the mountaintop remained silent.
A young man with waist-length white hair was sitting cross-legged on a boulder at the top of the mountain, observing the situation in the county town.
"It seems that Huang Yuan and Miss Hu Jiu have both run into trouble."
The beautiful young woman standing behind the white-haired boy asked softly, "Would you like to go take a look?"
The white-haired boy nodded almost imperceptibly. "We should go take a look."
The beautiful young woman. "Then I..."
Before she could finish speaking, the white-haired boy interrupted her, "Go ahead, be careful."
"Second brother, do you really need to keep an eye on those Reincarnated Demons all the time?"
A hint of sorrow lingered on the beautiful young woman's brows.
"I've always felt that these Reincarnated Demons will cause changes to our plans."
The white-haired boy shook his head, then flicked his sleeve, and a sandalwood box the size of a pencil case appeared out of thin air in his palm.
The box was covered with dense patterns, giving it a mystical feel.
He handed the wooden box to the beautiful young woman.
"Take this with you."
"What's this?"
The beautiful young woman took the wooden box and casually opened the lid.
After seeing what was inside, her expression changed. "How did this end up in your hands?"
The moment the lid of the wooden box was opened.
The same mechanical notification sounded in the minds of all the deathmatch participants.
[Bite!]
[Current Deathmatch Arena Node appears.]
The fighter who acquires the Node will receive Double Points Reward.
[The Node has been located in real time. (Click to view)]
Lu Bai narrowed his eyes slightly, subtly shifting his attention to the System Panel on his retina.
Unaware that Lu Bai was daydreaming, Miss Hu Jiu continued explaining, "I'm not lying to you, my second brother isn't the kind of person who's soft-hearted."
If you insist on using me as a threat, it will only drive it to kill all the Reincarnated Demon in a fit of rage. You don't want things to come to that, do you?
While confirming the location of the Node, Lu Bai casually replied, "Yes, I don't want them to die at the hands of evil spirits."
"Well then, I'll think of a way for you."
Miss Hu Jiu looked extremely sincere, and she said earnestly, "Since you want to save them, instead of risking a hostage deal with Second Brother, why not just let me go back?"
"I will definitely find an opportunity to secretly bring out Reincarnated Demon for you. You can completely trust Hu Jiu."
Unfortunately, Lu Bai's gaze did not fall on Miss Hu Jiu; the white-clad fairy's performance was like casting a seductive glance at a blind man.
Lord Bai the Fourteenth was quite worried that the young Lu Bai had been tricked, so he quickly raised his voice. "Little Bai, you must not believe her. This Hu Jiu is notorious for lying among the Four Great Sects."
Lu Bai nodded noncommittally.
He exited the System Panel and walked up to Miss Hu Jiu: "Let's put aside the matter of the Reincarnated Demon for now. Tell me first, which immortals are located near the county town?"
"Why? Don't you trust me?" Miss Hu Jiu didn't understand why Lu Bai suddenly asked this question.
Swish~
A white spike swept past, instantly taking away Miss Hu Jiu's arm.
"I don't want to chat right now." Lu Bai smiled, but there was no hint of amusement in his eyes.
Miss Hu Jiu, suppressing a cry of pain, said urgently, "Second Brother, Sixth Brother, and Third Sister, the rest are just Altar Immortal and household spirits."
Lu Bai's right palm once again condensed into a slender white spike.
"Please provide a detailed account of the situation of those three individuals."
However, before Miss Hu Jiu could speak, she suddenly caught a flash of lightning in the sky out of the corner of her eye, followed by a deafening roar of thunder.
Turning my head, I could vaguely see a long, thin shadow in the sky, illuminated only by the brief flash of lightning.
The shadowy figure drifted aimlessly, like a dragon king who brought rain and thunder.
"Chang Shengtian?"
"True Person Chang the Third?"
Lord Bai the Fourteenth and Miss Hu Jiu spoke at the same time, using different titles, but referring to the same person.
After all, it was another source of his Mana, so Lu Bai could naturally recognize the rapidly approaching black python, but he wasn't quite sure what its purpose was.
Finding such a rare moment of respite, Xiao Xueyin sidled up to Lu Bai and whispered her thanks.
This made Fan Ding feel very embarrassed, so he pretended to be nonchalant and looked around.
Lu Bai turned around, smiled at Fan Ding, and casually flicked a sharp spike to send him away.
[Bite!]
[Points +1, Current Points: 3, Current Rank: 8/435]
Seeing this, Brother Wang was completely stunned.
To attack without even saying thank you—is your intent to kill really that strong?!
Fan Ding's body was still warm, and Brother Wang didn't dare to approach it as skillfully as Xiao Xueyin.
He could only stiffly cup his hands towards Lu Bai, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace, "Brother Smiling Face, thank you."
Miss Hu Jiu pondered their relationship, not daring to speak, fearing that Lu Bai might stab her again at the slightest provocation.
"Um?"
With such obvious fluctuations in Mana, Lord Bai the Fourteenth naturally noticed it as well.
Looking at Fan Ding, who had stopped breathing, it instinctively asked, "Little White, what happened to you?"
"What's wrong?"
"Didn't you want to rescue these people? And you all know each other?"
Lord Bai the Fourteenth was completely dumbfounded.
"Rescue them first, then kill them."
Lu Bai gave an honest answer and did not hide his intentions.
Upon hearing this, Lord Bai the Fourteenth's round face twitched twice. "Uh, isn't that a bit too extreme?"
Its volume decreased, and it muttered to itself, "Could serving as Incense Officer Chang Shengtian really affect one's temperament?"
Bang!
Chang Shengtian crashed to the ground, transforming into human form with a grim expression. "Bai Shisi, what nonsense are you spouting!"